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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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